$2,200 Warm Up Day 1a | 2024 Merit Poker Western Series

01-15-2024 15:41 UTC+2

Wang Gets Some Back, Wins a Race on Eid

David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Kristian Eid got his last 40,000 in the middle from the hijack and was up against Jing Wang in the small blind.

Kristian Eid: J♥J♠
Jing Wang: A♠K♣

The two players were racing as the flop came K♥4♦2♠, moving Wang into the lead with a pair of kings. The board ran out 6♠K♦ and Wang improved to trips to send Eid to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jing Wang	150,000 40,000	40,000
Kristian Eid	Busted

Tags: Jing Wang Kristian Eid

01-15-2024 15:34 UTC+2

Kirichenko Puts a Massive Cooler on Wang in Four-Way All In

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Nikolay Fal three-bet to 16,200 from the big blind and was called by Alexander Kirichenko in the hijack and cutoff Jing Wang. Mert Tozlu then moved all in for 24,000 from the button and all three opponents called.

The flop came K♦8♦9♣ and Kirichenko bet 64,000. Wang then moved all in, Fal folded, while Kirichenko snap-called for 106,000.

Mert Tozlu: 6♥4♥
Alexander Kirichenko: 9♥9♦
Jing Wang: 8♥8♣

Kirichenko was far ahead with his set of nines against Wang's set of eights. The rest of the board came 10♣5♠ and Tozlu was sent to the rail, while Kirichenko doubled off Wang thanks to the set-over-set cooler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Kirichenko	320,000
Nikolay Fal	170,000

Jing Wang	110,000
Mert Tozlu	Busted

Tags: Alexander Kirichenko Nikolay Fal Mert Tozlu Jing Wang

01-15-2024 15:23 UTC+2

Ace is Good For Sabau Against Tulepbergenov

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Three-handed on a board of A♥9♠3♠2♥, Razvan Sabau bet 5,500 from the small blind and Azamat Tulepbergenov called under the gun while another opponent folded the button.

The river was the 10♣ and Sabau bet another 7,500. Tulepbergenov quickly called, then mucked when Sabau showed A♣5♠ for a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Sabau	260,000 40,000	40,000
Azamat Tulepbergenov	90,000

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov Razvan Sabau

Level: 4

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

01-15-2024 15:18 UTC+2

Daban Makes a Big Lay Down to Gabarre

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

More than 80,000 was already in the middle as Stephane Gabarre and Emrah Daban went to the river on a board of 6♠A♠8♣5♠3♠.

Daban was in the big blind and checked over to Gabarre who bet 53,000 from the button. Daban spent several minutes in the tank before turning over A♥A♣ and tossing top set into the muck.

"Show the flush, please," he pleaded with Gabarre, who returned his cards face down and took in the pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephane Gabarre	220,000 100,000	100,000
Emrah Daban	65,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Emrah Daban Stephane Gabarre

01-15-2024 15:08 UTC+2

Recent Arrivals

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxime Chilaud	100,000
Nina Krasilnikova	100,000
Yury Bochkarev	100,000
Bartlomiej Swieboda	100,000
Andrey Litvinov	100,000
Aylar Lie	100,000

01-15-2024 15:05 UTC+2

Ojelli Bets Out Tot

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Aleksandar Tot raised to 4,500 in the hijack before Chadi Ojelli three-bet to 12,000 in the cutoff. Tot called and they went heads-up to the 3♦10♥6♣ flop.

Ojelli then continued for 9,000 and Tot again called. The turn was the 6♠ and Ojelli bet another 21,000.

Tot this time spent around a minute in the tank before looking back at his cards and sending them to the dealer as Ojelli took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chadi Ojelli	140,000
Aleksandar Tot	140,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Aleksandar Tot Chadi Ojelli

01-15-2024 14:58 UTC+2

Daban Rivers the Nuts on Skhulukhiya

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Emrah Daban and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya built a pot of around 20,000 as they headed to the turn on a board of 9♥7♦3♦10♥.

Both players checked and the river was the 6♥. Skhulukhiya, in the big blind, again checked over to Daban who then fired out 12,500 from under the gun.

Skhulukhiya quickly called and Daban turned over A♥Q♥ for the nut flush to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emrah Daban	120,000 65,000	65,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	30,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Emrah Daban Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

01-15-2024 14:46 UTC+2

Bakir Hits the Last Eight in the Deck

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Three-handed on a board of 5♠8♥2♥2♠, Ermanno Di Nicola led out for 3,000 from the big blind and Ryan Plant called in early position. Odi Bakir then raised to 6,200 in middle position and Di Nicola called, while Plant got out of the way.

The river was the J♦ and Bakir bet 8,500. Di Nicola quickly called and Bakir turned over 8♣8♦ for a flopped set of eights that improved to a full house on the turn. Di Nicola flashed the 8♠ as he gave up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Odi Bakir	250,000
Ermanno Di Nicola	85,000 30,000	30,000

Ryan Plant	50,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Ermanno Di Nicola Ryan Plant Odi Bakir

01-15-2024 14:37 UTC+2

Sancak's Hero Call Goes Horribly Wrong

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With around 45,000 in the pot on a board of 4♥5♥7♥J♠, Koray Korkmaz bet 11,500 from the button and Mustafa Sancak came back with a raise to 32,000 in the small blind.

Korkmaz called and the river was the J♣. Sancak slowed down and checked as Korkmaz moved all in for 38,000. Sancak spent a minute counting out his chips before calling.

Korkmaz showed K♥8♥ for the flopped flush and Sancak went to muck before the dealer forced him to reveal 6♠5♠ as Korkmaz doubled up.